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Vietnam: To increase occupational training assistance rates for unemployed workers to 1.5 million VND/month

Đức Thảo

17:45, 31/03/2021

Recently, the Prime Minister of Vietnam issued Decision 17/2021/QD-TTg on occupational training assistance rates for workers participating in unemployment insurance.

This Decision provides for occupational training assistance rates for workers participating in unemployment insurance in Vietnam from May 15, 2021 as follows:

- Workers taking an occupational training course in Vietnam lasting for up to 3 months are eligible for an amount that is calculated based on the tuition charged by the training institution and actual training time but shall not exceed VND 4.500.000/ person/ course.

- Workers taking an occupational training course in Vietnam lasting for more than 3 months are eligible for a monthly amount that is calculated based on the tuition and actual training time but shall not exceed VND 1.500.000/ person/ month.

If workers take an occupational training course in Vietnam with the duration of which does not make up full months according to regulations of the training institution, the odd days shall be calculated as follows: 14 odd days or fewer shall be regarded as half a month and 15 odd days or more shall be regarded as 01 month.

Currently, the maximum level of vocational training support for employees participating in unemployment insurance is 1 million VND/person/month.

More details can be found in: Vietnam's Decision 17/2021/QD-TTg takes effect from May 15, 2021, replacing Decision 77/2014/QD-TTg.

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